Traction-wheel.



S. E. BEELER.

TRACTION WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED IuLY I. I9II.

1.914%,2272 Patented June 8, 1915.

SAMUEL E. BEELER, 0F WAYNESBORO, PENN sYLvANIA, AssIGNoR 'ro OF WAYNESBORO, PENNSYLVANIA, A CDRPORATION.

'EMOTION-'WHEEL Wheels, of which the following is a specification.

My said invention consists in an improved 'form of {ill-block for traction wheels whereby/ such a block is provided of an inexpensive character and one which may be readily and rigidly secured in place, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which are made a part hereof and on which similar reference characters indlcate slmilar parts, Flgure 1 1s a face view of a portion of a traction wheel provided with my said lill-block, Fig. 2 an edge view thereof,

and Fig. 3 a sectional view.

In said drawings the portions marked A represent the rim ofthe wheel and B the {illblock. The traction wheel, in itself, is, or may be, of any approved form. or construction preferably having a rim with a wide face armed with cleats a arranged thereon a Vsuitable distance apart and extending at an angle in relation to the face of the wheel, either staggered or the entire width of the wheel, as is usua The .cleats a are secured by rivets a which extend through perforations in said cleats and corresponding perforations in the rim A At the points in said cleats immediately surrounding said perforations, or rivet holes, said cleats are preferably spread somewhat and formed 'with bulged out portions in their edges.

The {ill-blocks B are of the form best shown in Fig. 3, being preferably hollow on their under sides wit ribs, to render them sufficiently stiftl for .the purpose, andV with smooth outer faces. The edges are tapered to fit between the tapered edges of the cleats a and have eurvedxrecessed portions to fit Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 1, 1911.

Patented J une 8, 1915.

Serial No. 636,542.

aroundthe curved bulged out portions on the edges of the cleats so that when said fill-blocks are placed in position they are held from lateral movement by the engagement between said recesses in the fill-blocks and the bulged out portions of the cleat. Bolts b are provided which extend through perforations in the fill pieces, the heads of the bolts being countersunk therein to be flush with their surfaces, and nuts being mounted on the underside for clamping said fill pieces in position. I preferably provide two of said nuts, b" being a clamping and holding nut' and b2 a jam nut for holdingr said nut b in position. By this means a fill-block is provided which is inexpensive to construct, comparatively light and may be attached quickly and securely with but a single bolt to hold it in position, the engagement between the edges of the-iill-block and the edges of the cleats being preferably of an inter-locking character and serving as a principal support therefor. .f

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A traction wheel comprising a rim, cleats secured to said rim to extend `obliquely across the face thereof and parallel with each other and formed with bulged out retaining portions on their oblique edges, a fill block adapted to fit between two adjacent cleats and formed with recesses in its edges of a form adapted to fit around the retaining bulged out 'portions of the cleats, and means for detachably securing said fill block to vsaid rim, ysubstantially as set forth.

In witness whereof, I lhave hereunto set my hand and seal at Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, this 19 day ofv June, A. D. nineteen hundred and eleven.

SAMUEL E. BEELER. [1.. s]

l Witnesses: S. J MIDDLETON,

E. P. WINE.

FRICK COMPANY, 

